Where does “maña” come from?

maña (Galician) comes from Vulgar Latin mania, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

maña (Galician): skill, aptitude

Definitions

  1. skill, aptitude

Ancestry of “maña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmaniamanual skill or ability; manual skill or...
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “maña”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →